DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/30/2006    Duedate: 04/12/2006

ZORPUNT ARENA

DM-24    TURN-527

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

INNY MEANIE
MONEY PIT (475)
(24-4656) [12-6-0,74]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

INNY MEANIE                    POSITION IS EMPTY
MONEY PIT (475)                
(24-4656) [12-6-0,74]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

INNY MEANIE                    TIRALEA FLETE
MONEY PIT (475)                KRILL CAVALRY (403)
(24-4656) [12-6-0,74]          (24-4697) [3-4-0,37]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MONEY PIT (475)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. KRILL CAVALRY (403)         33
2. MONEY PIT (475)              1      MONEY PIT (475)
3. AUSSIE KILLERS (455)         1      Unchartered Team

                                       BAD MONKEYS (374)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 MONEY PIT (475)           32  19  0 62.7   1/ 1 MONEY PIT (475)           9  6 0
 2/ 2 AUSSIE KILLERS (455)     134 125  4 51.7   2/ 3 KRILL CAVALRY (403)       6  8 0
 3/ 3 KRILL CAVALRY (403)      517 516 13 50.0   3/ 2 AUSSIE KILLERS (455)      5  2 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

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                          ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 268): INOCHI of YAKUZA (Sensei Jan, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 537): ONEWOLF of WOLFBROTHERS (Doc Steele, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 537): WOOFER of THE DOGHOUSE (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 530): BLIZZARD of JUST CHILLIN (Mr. Freeze, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 526): BUBBA JONES of KRILL CAVALRY (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 526): BLOODSHED of MADTOWN (Namenlos, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 524): DE DE MAO of SHERWOOD FOREST (Papaiz, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 519): STEINBACH of THE A'S -- LOSERS II (Malaquar, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 488): DRIZZT of PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 479): 5 GOT PICKED of 072905R (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 470): 8-BALL of INFERNAL LORDS (DeGotti, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 215): INSOLENT IRIS of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 386): THE TAIL of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 374): ROADBLOCK of WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 170): EYE OF THE KNEE DOLL of HAZAARDS OF CLONING (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 422): ZEBRAWOOD of ACTION TOYS from KATI-TEI (Papaiz, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 268): ORCISH IDIOMS (Slugbait, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 537): WHEN DOGMA FAILS II (Prophet, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 537): PLAYPEN (KAT, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 530): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 526): MONEY PIT (Papaiz, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 526): MADTOWN (Namenlos, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 524): GOLDEN CANYON (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 519): THE A'S -- LOSERS II (Malaquar, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 488): PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 479): WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 470): INFERNAL LORDS (DeGotti, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 215): BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 386): DILEN'S HORDE (?, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 374): WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 170): NIGHTHAWKS (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 422): THE LAST STRAW V (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 268): TOM SAWYER of SMITHSONIAN (The Curator, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 530): CRIMSON WONDER of MEDIEVAL CHAOS (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 526): BUBBA JONES of KRILL CAVALRY (Leeta, mgr.)
                (turn 525): KING BROWN SNAKE of AUSSIE KILLERS (THawk, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 525): RICK O'SHEA of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 470): 8-BALL of INFERNAL LORDS (DeGotti, mgr.)
                 (turn 469): VECORDIUS of CYNICAL DELUSIONS (Eclipse, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Hmm, that's peculiar.  I lost to the Snake, of course, and still got the title
because he has departed and there's nobody left better than me for the post.  (The
idiot Bill might've been, if he'd defeated the Venomous Concubine instead of dying
like the wuss he was.)  But what I find intriguing is that graduation seems to be
contagious!  Has anybody done a study on this?

                                    Bubba Jones

P.S.  I'm retiring, because my numbers are "relentlessly mediocre" and my "favorite
weapon" is the large shield.  Yuck.  Retirement sounds good.

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, in ZORPUNT a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.  
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  And let's see, TERI LARK fought 
IRMEAN and gained 12 points and contributed to KRILL CAVALRY's 3-1-0.  IRMEAN has 
lost to TERI LARK, falling 11 points, while helping make MONEY PIT a 3-2-0 turn.  The 
attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and BUBBA JONES remains ZORPUNT's 
top warrior for another turn.  Can someone confirm a rumor for me?  I hear the top 
team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Dripping Blade until they win.  
Maybe?   
     The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more 
could a warrior ask of life?  Well, besides that.  I also notice that the KRILL 
CAVALRY stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on ZORPUNT, what are you 
afraid of?  And guess who avoided KRILL CAVALRY stable the most?  Believe it or not, 
it was MONEY PIT.  Anyone surprised?  Well, sports fans, take notice that INNY MEANIE 
from MONEY PIT was ZORPUNT's most challenged warrior this turn.   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  Is it really true that ZORPUNT has more dishwashers per capita that 
fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  Always good to rest in ZORPUNT, but never good to wear out my 
welcome.  Look for me in future turns.  Until you see my quill in ZORPUNT again, 
farewell-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INNY MEANIE 4656             12   6  0    74       MONEY PIT (475)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TIGER SHARK 4575              9  11  0    52       AUSSIE KILLERS (455)
 MIKELA POOLE 4695             6   2  0    51       KRILL CAVALRY (403)
 ULTIMATE SIN 4659            13   5  0    49       MONEY PIT (475)
 TIRALEA FLETE 4697            3   4  0    37       KRILL CAVALRY (403)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TAIPAN 4696                   3   1  0    27       AUSSIE KILLERS (455)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TERI LARK 4694                3   5  0    23       KRILL CAVALRY (403)
-DEATH ADDER 4582              2   6  0    16       AUSSIE KILLERS (455)
 ABSORB ALL 4711               3   1  0    14       MONEY PIT (475)
 IRMEAN 4710                   2   2  0    12       MONEY PIT (475)
 DO HICKEY 4709                2   2  0     8       MONEY PIT (475)
-BOX JELLYFISH 4698            1   1  0     4       AUSSIE KILLERS (455)
 TIGER SNAKE 4712              0   1  0     1       AUSSIE KILLERS (455)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Zorpunt -- 5-15-10-17-17-6-14; Epee; VH/VH; Can take a lot, Very Little Weight,
Normal Endurance; Master Ini, Adv Expert Rip, Atk, Def; Learns Ini. -- King Brown
Snake

Krill Cavalry --- HISSSSS!!  SSSSSSSS!!!  (Translation:  There!  You happy now?!) --
King Brown Snake

Do Hickey -- What does a "Do Hickey" have to do with Money?? -- Aussie Killers

Absorb All -- This is good?  Sounds dangerous to me.  Better to be selective. -- Teri
Lark

It's all well and good for Bubba to make cracks about me losing and dying, HE gets to
go to the Isle and be forever young.  That could have been me, if the matches had
been different.  I didn't do this on purpose, you know. -- Ghost of Bill Poole
P.S.  She's a vampire, you know.  She bit me on the throat, and I died.  But...I'm
coming back!  (bwah-ha-ha!)

Inny Meanie -- I'll take the loss when it comes with four skills.  Thanks. -- Tiralea
Flete

Irmean -- And, if I HAD ripped your face off, what would I find under it?  You can't
be a genuine Shew, not at that height, so you must be hiding something.  What secret
lurks, I wonder? -- Mikela Poole

Ed. -- How about bears? -- Teri Lark

     No, too many bad puns. -- Ed.

Lord Protector Bubba Jones -- You think we'd give land to a redneck with a name like
"Bubba"?  As if! -- Arenamaster Kai

24 March 2006
A few notes about e-mailed personals:

You may submit personal ads, columns, spotlights, etc. electronically, either via e-
mail to ads at reality dot com (which doesn't need any more spam, thank you) or on
the web at http://www.reality.com/duel2/modules.php?name=Ads.  When you submit
something, you should get back a receipt from HAL at RSI.  If you do NOT get a
receipt, your ads may have gone astray (not all e-mail makes it to its destination
any more than all snail mail does).  If you DO get a receipt, it should, in the body
of the message, tell you what arena your stuff was filed in.  Check your receipt to
make sure your submission made it to the intended destination.  Also check to see
that everything you sent made it to the same place.  Sometimes HAL, who is rather
simple-minded in some ways, will send half your stuff to another arena if the name
or number of that arena shows up at the beginning of a line.  So if the word Ti
appears at the beginning of a line halfway through your ads, all the ads after that
may end up in Ti, which is closed and doesn't need ads.  As a side note, sometimes
things move slowly, so don't wait until the last minute to send your ads and all.
If they get held up along the way, they may not show up until next turn.  Happy
writing! -- Ed.

28 March 2006
We of the Desolate Empire Alliance want to welcome two managers to our fold.  Kon of
the Empire Rising, and Osiris!  May they be blessed with the blood of their enemies,
and give no quarter in War! -- Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TIGER SHARK was devastated by INNY MEANIE in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight.
BUBBA JONES vanquished VETERAN MERCENARY in a exciting 1 minute uneven battle.
TIRALEA FLETE was luckily beaten by ULTIMATE SIN in a crowd pleasing 4 minute duel.
MIKELA POOLE savagely defeated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a exciting 1 minute bloody fight.
TERI LARK bested IRMEAN in a 1 minute duel.
TAIPAN savagely defeated DO HICKEY in a crowd pleasing 6 minute novice's struggle.
ABSORB ALL luckily beat TIGER SNAKE in a 3 minute beginner's melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        14 -   6 -  2      70  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         TOTAL PARRY       15 -   7 -  0      68  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         STRIKING ATTACK    4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         LUNGING ATTACK     5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL     12 -  15 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 527 was great if you     Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

AIMED BLOW         1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         3  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       INNY MEANIE 4656           12   6  0   74 MONEY PIT (475)
WALL OF STEEL    MIKELA POOLE 4695           6   2  0   51 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
TOTAL PARRY      ULTIMATE SIN 4659          13   5  0   49 MONEY PIT (475)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is INNY MEANIE 4656.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was TIRALEA FLETE 4697.  The ten other most popular fighters were TAIPAN 4696, 
MIKELA POOLE 4695, INNY MEANIE 4656, ULTIMATE SIN 4659, TIGER SNAKE 4712, TERI LARK 
4694, IRMEAN 4710, TIGER SHARK 4575, DO HICKEY 4709, and ABSORB ALL 4711.

The least popular fighter this week was ABSORB ALL 4711.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were DO HICKEY 4709, TIGER SHARK 4575, IRMEAN 4710, TERI LARK 4694, TIGER 
SNAKE 4712, ULTIMATE SIN 4659, INNY MEANIE 4656, MIKELA POOLE 4695, TAIPAN 4696, and 
TIRALEA FLETE 4697.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

BUBBA JONES (24-4621) KRILL CAVALRY (403)